are you by chance aware of the western renaissance movement. This movement inspired the scinetific breakthroughs that the western world has seen since 15th century.
This was inspired by the translation and printing of scinetific journals from the islamic world. The built up on this base.
The vedic period you refer was the aryan race who came from eurasia (afghanistan to russia) and settled in India.
Muslims in India are from the same race as Hindus but the fact is that their ancestors chose to embrace islam during the last 1000 years or so. It was not by force.
I am a devotee of Ajmer even though I am a Hindu and this sufi saint was responsible for 92 lakhs conversion during his lifetime. You have to understand that the moghuls ruled india for 300 years. If the had forcibly converted no hindu would remain today.
you see modern genocide in Rwanda, Sudan, Bosnia, Iraq and this is being done in few years rather than a generation.
Gandhiji was murdered by a fanatic even though he was a devout hindu. I would say he would be the ideal if I have to follow him religiously.
